{"id":65548,"date":"2020-04-18T07:06:01","date_gmt":"2020-04-18T07:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/34.140.144.153\/2020\/04\/18\/curfew-crackdowns-in-several-african-countries-kill-more-people-than-covid-19\/"},"modified":"2020-04-18T07:06:01","modified_gmt":"2020-04-18T07:06:01","slug":"curfew-crackdowns-in-several-african-countries-kill-more-people-than-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/curfew-crackdowns-in-several-african-countries-kill-more-people-than-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Curfew crackdowns in several African countries kill more people than Covid-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-responsive-container\" style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%;\"><div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k29XUKfRdM9gs2vYRYY\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We look at the wave of police brutality sparked by coronavirus lockdowns in Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya. 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